What a disappointment. A very long, tedious and random collection of python programming examples with no rhyme or reason whatsoever. I think they were trying out a new idea for an authoritative language book which didn't end up panning out at all. A big pile of wasted paper. ( )

Very disappointing. One of the worst O'Reilly books I've come across. Don't let the size deceive you... there is not much useful information here. The index is particularly shocking. I second the other recommendation for "Python Essential Reference". ( )

1 So What's Python? -- "And Now for Something Completely Different..." -- This book is about Python, a public-domain programming language. In acronyms, Python is both a very-high-level language (VHLL), and an object-oriented dynamic language (OODL). As a preliminary definition, Python can be described as a new kind of language too. For many users, its -- support for object-oriented development -- powerful programming constructs -- extendible and embeddable architecture -- remarkably clear syntax and cohherent design -- make it almost ideal as both a scripting interface for modern systems, and a stand-alone rapid-development language.

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